*The Birds~ 'Revisited'

I was pretty vigilant when it came to making sure the robins didn't build a nest under my deck again.....well....I guess they were fast and sneaky because I found the nest in the usual spot with 3 eggs in it. The eggs are now hatched...3 babies. A few days ago I heard loud chirping and it sounded rather panicked. I went to see what the commotion was and there on the ground was one of the babies. They aren't fledglings yet so I knew it had fallen out. I got some gloves, picked it up which caused it to squawk even louder. The parents were on super alert now! I tried to put it back in the nest only to have it push off with its feet and hit the ground again...squawking is much louder now and the parents are coming under the deck trying to get me! I made a quick retreat into the house and called Keith. I needed someone to scare off the parents while I put baby back...he was busy playing poker. I went back onto my deck and the parents freaked at me!! They even called in back-ups! There now was a total of 5 adult robins. Every time I got near my deck door or my window they went wild. It was really noisy lol. By this time the baby managed to work its way farther away from where it had fallen and the parents were hopping from spot to spot yelling at me. I was too afraid to go back out coz I kept thinking about Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'The Birds'. Five robins was a bit more than I was willing to take on. They didn't get quiet until dark. I was having a hard time sleeping and woke at 1:30 AM....I got my flashlight and went outside but I couldn't find the baby. I thought a cat had gotten it. The next morn I looked out the window and there was the baby...about 10 yards from where it had started. Still in my pj's I once again put my gloves on and went to rescue the run away. The first thing it did was open its mouth to eat lol. My mission was accomplished, mostly coz I took em by surprise...I guess mom and dad hadn't had their coffee yet coz they never made a sound from their watch towers when I returned the baby. All is well..baby is fine, mom and dad are happy and I was able to go back into my yard without being dived at! For a while I thought I was going to have to play mom to the baby robin. Ewww...i don't think I could eat worms and then regurgitate them! Thinking about it does make me gag though....hehehehe
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